As is too often the case, I didn't read enough documentation. I think this is not a well-known feature.
On 7/31/06, Bob Hiestand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Question two: Is there a way to set the buffer name without the name being subject to shell metacharacter expansion? As far as I know, only :edit, :split, :new, :write, and :file allow setting the buffer name, and those all apply shell expansion. I know that characters can be escaped, but that involved knowledge of which characters are significant on each platform and again leads to unportable code (or highly complex code that attempts to be portable by taking each system into account). I would like a function to set the buffer name (potentially for a buffer specified by number) or for the '%' register to be writable.
Yes, by using backtick notation along with the '=' expression prefix, non-expansion is possible. For example, :e `=unescapedFileName` Thanks all for the replies, Bob
